Huawei Mate 20 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Mate 20 Lite

Huawei Mate 20 Lite

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

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Huawei Mate 20 Lite or Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Mate 20 Lite Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
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Release date 2018, August 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.03 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 191 g | 6.74 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Sapphire Blue, Black, Platinum gold Black, White
Battery 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.3" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 100.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.7% 80.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 392 PPI
Other specs - Samsung Experience 9 UX
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 20 MP, Dual 24 MP, Dual
Camera specs -20 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
-24 MP, f/1.7
-16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Dual 24 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
2 MP, depth sensor
24 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 Android 8 (Oreo)
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 171368
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 323
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 924
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 398
GeekBench 5 Single Core 331
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1317
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1550
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5409
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4050

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SNE-LX1 DS, SNE-LX3 DS, INE-LX2)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX1, SNE-LX3 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX2
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SNE-LX1 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SNE-LX2, INE-LX2 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - SNE-LX3
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (SNE-LX1 only) Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W

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- Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A
Versions
- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)

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